Press Release: Coal Mining Rejection is a Win for People-Power
Coal Mining Rejection is a Win for People-Power 350 Aotearoa commends Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, and Energy and Resources Minister, Megan Woods on their decision to decline the application to mine coal on the conservation land that is part of the proposed Te Kuha mine, saying the decision is “a win for (More...)
Simplicity Divestment Shows Turning Tide Against Fossil Fuel Industry
Press Release5 June, 2018Simplicity Divestment Shows Turning Tide Against Fossil Fuel Industry 350 Aotearoa is congratulating KiwiSaver provider, Simplicity, on their decision to divest from fossil fuels, weapons, tobacco and pornorgaphy, calling it “an outstanding example of people using their power to push institutions like Simplicity to take action on climate change.”Today Simplicity announced that (More...)
Press Release: Students fly banner protesting fossil fuel investments
This morning, a group of students dropped an 8-meter banner reading: “Your Uni is funding climate change. VC Stuart McCutcheon divest now” from the University of Auckland General Library. The banner is protesting the continued refusal by University Vice-Chancellor, Stuart McCutcheon to call on the University Foundation to divest from coal, oil and (More...)
Bill McKibben in NZ for The Climate change Tour
PRESS RELEASE Bill McKibben in NZ for The Climate change Tour of Our Times 350 Aotearoa is proud to host the internationally acclaimed author, climate activist, and founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben, for the New Zealand leg of his global ‘Fossil Free Acceleration Tour’. Bill will be speaking alongside local climate movement leaders at two public events, (More...)
April 26, 2018
Government decision marks “the beginning of the end for the fossil fuel industry in NZ” – 350 Aotearoa
Press Release 12 April, 2018 Government decision marks “the beginning of the end for the fossil fuel industry in NZ” – 350 Aotearoa 350 Aotearoa says the government’s decision to ban new offshore oil and gas projects spells the beginning of the end for fossil fuels in New Zealand. “New Zealanders have shown (More...)
Global Climate Leaders to Discuss Path for NZ
Press Release 8th December, 2017 Global Climate Leaders to Discuss Path for NZ 350 Aotearoa is proud to host 350.org international executive director, May Boeve, and Hon James Shaw at their Wellington event, ‘Building Our Fossil Free Future: A national and international perspective’. Boeve and Shaw will discuss the political and social aspects of the challenges and (More...)
December 8, 2017
NZ Super Fund’s Climate Standards “Underwhelming” – Press release
19th October, 2016 350 Aotearoa has called the NZ Super Fund’s climate focused investment standards that were announced today “underwhelming” due to a lack of clarity around the guidelines and their timeframes. “These guidelines lack transparency regarding what actions will be taken, have no clear timeframe, and we have no way of knowing the (More...)
October 19, 2016